Shoe guard



July 20, 1926.

w. A. HARMAN SHOE GUARD Filed June21. 1922 Patented July 20, 1926.]

UNITED STATES.

WILLI AM ADALBERT HARMAN, OF VIASILLA, TERRITORY ALASKA.

SHOE GUARD.

Application filed June 21, 1922. Serial No. 569,796.

This invention has reference to shoe guards to be positioned over thesole of a shoe when a person is spading or tamping with a spade orsimilar tamping implement, to protect the sole against being out.

Another object of the'invention is to provide a guard of this characterhaving a plurality of blade engaging portions to prevent slipping of theguard over the blade of the isnpleni n A still further object of theinvention is to provide aprotecting flange to protect the instep portionof the shoe to which the guard is attached, and prevent wear of the shoeat this point.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

deferring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevational View of the guard, disclosing the same asattached to a shoe. 7

Figure 52 is a bottom plan view of the guard.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the guard embodies a toe section 5,an instep section 6 and an intermediate section 7, all of which sectionsbeing formed of sheet metal having an outline conforming to the outlineof the sole of a shoe.

The intermediate section 7 is connected to the toe section 5 and to theinstep section 6, by means ofthe hinges S, which hinges permit movementof the sections of the guard with respect to each other to compensatefor the flexing of the sole of the shoe to which the guard is attached,incident to the person walking.

At the rear of the instep section 6 is a depending flange 9 which isdesigned to lie in close engagement with the forward end of the heel ofthe shoe and provide a stop to be engaged by the upper edge of the bladeagainst which the guard is moved, to protect the heel against wear.

Formed integral with the instep section 6 are upwardly extending flanges10, which are disposed at opposite sides of the instep section 6 andguard the sides of the shoe against wear by contact with the handle ofthedimplement, when the device is being use Openings 11 are formed inthe flanges 10 which openings accommodate the strap members 10 and 11,the strap member 10 being passed around the shoe or foot of the wearerfrom where the same is connected to the strap 11 as by means of thebuckle 12. Formed integral with the toe section 5 are upwardly extendingmembers 12 which are also formed with openings 13 to accommodate thestrap member 14: for securing the forward portion of the guard inposition.

Spurs indicated at 15 are stamped from the toe portion and are bentdownwardly to prevent slipping of the person using the guard, whilewalkiiw.

aving thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is A shoeguard including a toe section, an instep section and an intermediatesection, hinges for pivotally connecting the toe section and the instepsection with the intermediate section, the intermediate section lyingflat against the ball of the shoe to which the device is secured, saidhinges extending beyond the surface of the toe section toprorideanti-skid portions, a flange formed along the rear edge of the instepsection and extending beyond the heel of the shoe to dig into thesurface on which the guard is used, the sides of the instep sectionextending upwardly to embrace portions of the sides of the shoe, andhaving openings, a strap extending through the openings to secure theguard to the foot of the user,

means for securing the toe sections to the foot of the user, and spursstruck from the toe section.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature.

WILLIAM ADALBERT HARMAN.

